What just happened? Do they scream at me?
Seems, my coach’s about to lose his mind.
Well, it is eight forty, all agree,
Only I stepped over the foul line.

I will have a cup with poison to accept:
This will be my only trophy, for it’s true:
At the moment when this line is overstepped,
I transform into a human kangaroo.

 
 
 
 

What just happened? Do they scream at me?
My opponent gonna lose his mind.
Simply put: eight sixty, to a T,
Only I stepped over the foul line.

Please advise me, comrades, who am I to blame?
I just crossed the line with lines, what should I do?
An American, it seems, will win this game
For the title of a human kangaroo.

 
 
 
 

What just happened? Do they scream at me?
The whole stadium released a sigh.
It’s eight ninety, said the referee,
Only I stepped over the foul line.

Please advise me, all of you, don’t turn away!
This black athlete didn’t give me the slightest chance.
If I only could erase this line one day,
I would catch up with America at once!

 
 
 
 

What just happened? Why do they sound hushed?
Even commentators don’t look fine.
Eight o five, again the same result,
So it means, I didn’t cross the line.

Even though I’m flying like a flake to you,
I experience the losses all the time.
I will never be a human kangaroo,
For I know: I’ll over-step the dreadful line.